by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935)
Qual nave smarrita
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Qual nave smarrita Tra sirti e tempeste, Nè luce, nè porto gli toglie il timor. Tal io senz'aita Fra doglie funeste, Non trovo conforto Al misero cor.
Authorship:
- by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Qual nave smarrita", HWV 12 (1720), first performed 1720 [ 2 oboes, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Radamisto [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Nathan Haskell Dole)
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 27
The vessel storm‑driven
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
The vessel storm-driven O'er quicksands leeshoreward, No lighthouse, no shelter Can rescue from care! So I who have striven, Drift hopelessly forward, 'Mid life's angry welter, My heart in despair.
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Authorship:
- by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 30